overcrowded

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Recent Examples of overcrowded Limited clean drinking water and overcrowded camps has also led to a rise in diarrheal diseases. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 May 2025 Tulsa Zoo was overcrowded with just three elephants in 2022, but adding Billy and Tina will make seven elephants jammed into an enclosure less than one percent the size of their natural range. Bailey Richards, People.com, 21 May 2025 Smalls was killed after leaving through a rear entrance of an overcrowded awards afterparty that was also attended by Combs. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 20 May 2025 And while Windstar still goes to some of the Mediterranean’s overcrowded cruise ports, the company is promoting offseason travel as a way to experience those destinations without the masses. Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for overcrowded
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crowded
Adjective
  • While expanding its enrollment, adding new programs and building new centers, students have complained of crowded housing and dining areas, parking shortages and some offerings that are stretched thin, such as services for immigrant students.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
  • In crowded markets, differentiation often comes from the interface, not the engine.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcrowded. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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